(Updates at market close)
* TSX ends up 0.3% at 35,389.58
* Materials group adds 2.2% as gold rises
* Energy falls 2% as oil settles 5.8% lower
* Gildan Activewear ( GIL ) tumbles 18.7%
By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Fergal Smith
June 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a
record high on Tuesday, led by gains for financial and metal
mining shares, as a drop in oil prices reduced concerns about
the inflation outlook.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index
ended up 113.94 points, or 0.3%, at 35,389.58,
eclipsing the record closing high it posted on Monday.
* Details began to emerge of the interim deal reached to end
the Iran war, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying it will
rule out a nuclear weapon for Iran and a U.S. official saying it
allows Iran to sell oil upon signing.
* "The Middle East conflict deal is definitely supporting
markets, and the rally is based on hopes that a final signing
will happen," said Allan Small, senior investment advisor at
Allan Small Financial Group with iA Private Wealth.
* "The price of oil is falling quite rapidly, and if there
is some sort of deal, I anticipate it going back to where it was
before the conflict," Small said.
* U.S. crude oil futures settled 5.8% lower at $76.05
a barrel on optimism that the deal would allow oil to flow
through the Strait of Hormuz.
* The materials index, which includes metal
mining shares, rose 2.2% to a two-week high.
* Shares of SSR Mining Inc jumped 10.2% after the company
announced that its Board of Directors has approved an additional
$500 million for share repurchases and the reinstatement of a
regular quarterly dividend.
* The price of gold increased 0.6% as easing
inflation fears reduced expectations for Federal Reserve
interest rate hikes.
* The U.S. central bank is expected to leave its policy rate
in the 3.50%-3.75% range on Wednesday.
* Heavily weighted financials rose 0.8%.
* Energy and technology were among the
sectors that lost ground, losing 2% and 1.3% respectively.
* Shares of Gildan Activewear ( GIL ) tumbled 18.7% after
Jehoshaphat Research said it is shorting the apparel maker's
stock, contributing to a 2.8% decline in the consumer
discretionary sector.